Solving time : 18:58. There are several faster times than me on the leaderboard already, so I have a feeling I was not the intended audience for this puzzle. I’m not often critical of a … Read more “Times 26860 – a definite climb up a 1 across”
Author: glh
Times 28654 – a whole column of chemistry!
Solving time: 10:00 – I thought I was going to come in under 10 minutes, but spent a long time stuck on 1 across, my last in. I thought it was amusing that the left … Read more “Times 28654 – a whole column of chemistry!”
Mephisto 2979 – Paul McKenna
I tried twice to solve this without a dictionary handy, once over a coffee early on Sunday morning, and then on a plane heading to New York City, where I am now with the online … Read more “Mephisto 2979 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2977 – Don Manley
I had some troubles with my LiveJournal account and was frozen out yesterday so didn’t manage to get this typed up. I’m going to have to work on it during quick breaks today, but it … Read more “Mephisto 2977 – Don Manley”
Times 26836 – you can’t fool me, Times Crossword Club!
Solving time : 12:34, though you can attribute about 30 seconds of that to hitting submit, and getting a message “Warning, your puzzle is only 99% complete”. So I went back to check it – … Read more “Times 26836 – you can’t fool me, Times Crossword Club!”
Mephisto 2975, Tim Moorey
I found this one far more difficult than the last few weeks, and there is one entry that I am not 100% sure I have parsed correctly. Tim Moorey tends to give us a number … Read more “Mephisto 2975, Tim Moorey”
Times 26824 – in which I make a mess of spelling an Australian word!
Solving time : 16:34 but with one typo – I seem to be making a lot more typos with the recent changes to the crossword club, in the leaderboard I am 67th, with a whopping … Read more “Times 26824 – in which I make a mess of spelling an Australian word!”
Mephisto 2973 – Paul McKenna
Greetings all – sorry about the lateness of this one, but I lost access to the crossword club and since I was out of town I had not printed the Mephisto in advance last week. … Read more “Mephisto 2973 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26812 – throw your relatives in the air!
Solving time : 10:38, but about two minutes of that was on the crafty clue at 24 down, which is just begging for you to biff in APSES but that just does not work with … Read more “Times 26812 – throw your relatives in the air!”
Mephisto 2971 – Don Manley
New format, and I for one welcome our new Mephisto formatting overlords, as this one printed automatically on one sheet of paper. Woohoo! For many years I’ve been loading the grid and adjusting the print … Read more “Mephisto 2971 – Don Manley”